The citizens of the Sovereign Republic of Kiribati, who are the descendants of people who have been living on the same South Pacific island for 3,000 to 5,000 years, will be homeless in only 15 years, as rising sea levels pollute their water supply and eventually submerge their homes.
by GSR Staff
"Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men who devise evil things in their hearts. They continually stir up wars."
by N.J. Viehland
May 10 is World Fair Trade Day, and Bote Central, Inc., one coffee processing company in the Philippines, is working to support local farmers through sustainable and Fair Trade practices.
GSR Today - Hands-down, the biggest story of the week has been Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s message to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious on April 30. On a happier note, a group of Mexican sisters in Ohio are knocking on doors to bring Catholics back into the fold. And it’s working.
by GSR Staff
"Women, who struggle and suffer pain to ensure the continuation of the human race, make much tougher and more courageous soldiers than all those big-mouthed freedom-fighting heroes put together."
In an open letter released May 8, an ecumenical group of female faith leaders are asking the U.S. Congress to do more to support families.
From NCRonline.org - The following is a timeline of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's investigation of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
Analysis from NCRonline.org - In the mid-1920s, working at the Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California, Edwin Hubble began to realize some of the numerous distant, faint clouds of light in the universe were actually galaxies – much like our own Milky Way.
Related - LCWR on accusations: 'Communication has broken down;' 'mistrust has developed' by Tom Fox
See also - Renewing the conversation between faith and science by Ilia Delio.
by GSR Staff
“With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in.”
by Christine Schenk
The weekend of the papal canonizations, I visited my hometown of Lima, Ohio, to give a presentation for a local Catholic group. This is the fourth time I've been invited, even though my message is a bit unconventional for some. I get away with it because I'm a local-girl-makes-good celeb in this struggling Rust Belt city with a huge heart.
